Gandhinagar, April 9 (IANS) The Gujarat government has announced key amendments to the rules governing the supply of bulk non-domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to industrial units, officials said on Thursday.

According to the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs, industrial units in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food processing, polymers, agriculture, packaging, paint, steel, ceramics, glass, and aerosols can now receive up to 70 per cent of their pre-March 2026 consumption levels in bulk LPG.

The total supply limit for all industrial units has been fixed at 0.2 TMT per day.

Allocation under the new system will prioritise units where LPG is essential for production and where Natural Gas (PNG) cannot serve as a feasible alternative.

Industrial units wishing to access this facility must register with public-sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs).

They must also have applied to City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies for PNG connections, except in cases where LPG forms an integral part of the production process.

The state government has also provided a total of 98,883 cylinders of five kg each for industrial workers across Gujarat, the highest number supplied by any state in the country.

The district-wise distribution includes Surat with 26,183 cylinders, Ahmedabad with 19,930, Kutch with 7,771, Bharuch with 6,723, and Rajkot with 6,525.

Despite broader concerns over LPG supply disruptions linked to geopolitical tensions in West Asia, the state government says most of the state’s industrial sectors have continued to function.

Only a relatively small number of units, either temporarily non‑operational or running at reduced capacity due to logistics and supply chain issues, rather than direct fuel shortages.

Officials noted that of the more than 4,11,000 registered industrial units in the state, only around 1,200 were non‑operational and nearly 28,500 were operating at reduced capacity as of early April, with most industries reporting continued access to gas and other energy supplies.

Government representatives have emphasised active coordination with Central authorities to support logistics and regulatory needs, and have highlighted that critical fuel supplies, including PNG for domestic and commercial use, have remained uninterrupted.

–IANS

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